Progesterone and levonorgestrel regulate expression of 17βHSD-enzymes in progesterone receptor positive breast cancer cell line T47D

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Tove Sivik, Agneta Jansson

Abstract

The use of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with oestrogens and progestins in postmenopausal women has been associated with an increased risk for developing breast cancer. The reasons are not fully understood, but influence of HRT on endogenous conversion of female sex hormones may be involved. The expression of 17β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17βHSD), which are enzymes catalysing the conversion between more or less potent oestrogens, may partly be regulated by progestins. The breast cancer cell lines T47D, MCF7 and ZR75-1 were treated with progesterone, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) or levonorgestrel for 48 and 72 h at 10(-7) and 10(-9)M to investigate influence on 17βHSD1, 17βHSD2 and 17βHSD5 mRNA expression measured by real time PCR. The expression of 17βHSD1 increased in progesterone and levonorgestrel treated T47D cells (48 h 10(-7)M P=0.002; P<0.001) and 17βHSD5 increased after progesterone treatment (48 h 10(-7)M P=0.003), whereas the expression of 17βHSD2 decreased after the (48 h 10(-7)M P=0.003; P<0.001). Similar, but less prominent effects were seen in MCF7 and ZR75-1. The progestin effects on 17βHSD-expression were lost when T47D cells were co-treated with progestins and the progesterone receptor (P...Continue Reading

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